Brain Wong '06 Collaborates on a Circular Economy of Water
Brian Wong '06 is a third-generation farmer who grows a variety of low-water and heat-tolerant organic heritage wheat in the arid plains northwest of Tucson.
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"Brian Wong is a third-generation farmer and current President at BKW Farms in Marana, Arizona," reports TenWest at a conference Brian presented at. "The farm’s first crop was planted in 1939 and as the family farm continued to expand, was incorporated as BKW Farms in 1965. Today the farm grows a variety of organic and conventional crops, including heritage and modern grains, cotton, alfalfa, and corn on 4,500 acres of farmland irrigated by a renewable supply of water from the Central Arizona Project (Colorado River). Brian graduated from the University of Arizona in 2011 with a major in Agricultural Economics and Management. He serves as a board member with Southern Arizona Waters Users Association and as an advisory committee member for Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education." Learn more about BKW here.
Sonora Rising from American Rivers:
Water and wheat — foundations of life for millennia. In the American Southwest’s arid Sonoran Desert, water flows across Arizona from more than 300 miles away to quench the thirsts of more than four million people and sustain the food, economy, and livelihoods they rely on every day. Join us as we explore the thoughts of three visionaries in Tucson who are creating and growing a circular economy of water, forging a sustainable future for a city that could have gone in another direction. And nearly did.We hear from third-generation farmer Brian Wong, who grows a variety of low-water and heat tolerant organic heritage wheat in the arid plains northwest of Tucson, and Don Guerra of Barrio Bread, who bakes 1,000 loaves of artisanal bread per day using local and indigenous wheat varieties. Brian and Don are bound together by water and the City of Tucson’s ability to provide it to them, and their community. Lastly, we hear from Tim Thomure, director of Tucson Water — a visionary working to build and sustain a thriving city in the Sonoran Desert.
American Rivers is deeply involved with a number of efforts across Arizona to help sustain the lives of millions of people across the state, ensure the viability of a thriving economy in the desert, as well as protect the vital lifeline for the entire region, the Colorado River.
Join American Rivers as they explore these ideas, and others, across the Southwest. View the full Sonora Rising video here.
American Rivers is deeply involved with a number of efforts across Arizona to help sustain the lives of millions of people across the state, ensure the viability of a thriving economy in the desert, as well as protect the vital lifeline for the entire region, the Colorado River.
Join American Rivers as they explore these ideas, and others, across the Southwest. View the full Sonora Rising video here.
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(520) 327-6581
Attendance: (520) 327-1990
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